People and contact

Contact information for the Centre of Excellence in Metabolic Integration.
Principal Investigators
Coordinators
For media

Media contact

Director Pekka Katajisto
Research coordinator Emilia Kuuluvainen

or any group leader

List of expertise

Metabolism all group leaders

Metabolic diseases Anu Suomalainen Wartiovaara, Elina Ikonen, Emmi Helle, Diego Balboa

Aging Pekka Katajisto

Nutrition and nutrient sensing Ville Hietakangas, Rafa Najumudeen

Lipids Elina Ikonen

Diabetes Diego Balboa

Mitochondria, Mitochondrial and degenerative diseases Anu Suomalainen Wartiovaara

Stem cells Pekka Katajisto, Diego Balboa, Rafa Najumudeen

Cardiac diseases Emmi Helle, Anu Suomalainen Wartiovaara

Cancer Rafa Najumudeen, Pekka Katajisto

For collaboration and job opportunities

For collaboration and job opportunities please contact individual group leaders and researchers for more info. We are always hiring!

MetaScale at Viikki Campus

Katajisto Lab and Hietakangas Lab

Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences
and Institute of Biotechnology, HiLIFE
P.O. Box 56
00014 University of Helsinki

Visiting address:
Biocenter 1, C, 4th floor
Viikinkaari 9
00790 Helsinki
Finland

Najumudeen Lab

Institute for Molecular Medicine (FIMM) 
P.O. Box 56
00014 University of Helsinki

Visiting address:
Biocenter 2, D, 3rd floor
Viikinkaari 5
00790 Helsinki
Finland

MetaScale at Meilahti campus

Suomalainen Wartiovaara Lab, Ikonen Lab, Helle Lab, and Balboa Lab

Stem Cells and Metabolism Research Program (STEMM)
Faculty of Medicine
P.O. Box 63
00014 University of Helsinki

Visiting address:
Biomedicum Helsinki
Haartmaninkatu 8
00290 Helsinki
Finland